French Armée du Nord

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The French Armée du Nord was the field army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1815 Waterloo campaign, playing a central role in his final military operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
French Army of the North 3
French Armée du Nord canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring Hundred Days ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
allegiance First French Empire ⓘ
commander Emmanuel de Grouchy ⓘ
Michel Ney ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
commandStructure directly commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
component I Corps ⓘ
II Corps ⓘ
III Corps ⓘ
IV Corps ⓘ
Imperial Guard ⓘ
Reserve Cavalry ⓘ
VI Corps ⓘ
consequence collapse of Napoleon’s rule during the Hundred Days ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dateFormed 1815 ⓘ
disbandedAfter 1815 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Ligny ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Battle of Wavre ⓘ
formedFor offensive against the Seventh Coalition in Belgium ⓘ
garrisonOrAssemblyPoint around Avesnes ⓘ
around Beaumont ⓘ
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
notableEngagementOutcome defeat at Waterloo ⓘ
tactical stalemate at Quatre Bras ⓘ
victory at Ligny ⓘ
notableFor Napoleon’s last campaign ⓘ
opponentCoalition Seventh Coalition ⓘ
opposedBy Anglo-allied army under the Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
partOf French Army ⓘ
resultOfCampaign defeat at Waterloo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Waterloo
role main French field army in the Waterloo campaign ⓘ
strategicObjective defeat Wellington and Blücher separately ⓘ
strengthApproximate about 120000 men ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ligny → opponentOf → French Armée du Nord ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras → opponent → French Armée du Nord ⓘ
Ten Days’ Campaign → opposedBy → French Army of the North ⓘ
linked to: French Armée du Nord
La Haye Sainte → attackedBy → French Army of the North ⓘ
subject linked to: La Haye Sainte farm
linked to: French Armée du Nord
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands → involvedForce → French Army of the North ⓘ
linked to: French Armée du Nord
Quatre Bras → opposingForce → French Armée du Nord ⓘ